October 18, 2011 – North Kingstown, RI – Hexagon Metrology, Inc. today announced a free live webinar on the release of PC-DMIS 2011 MR1 to be held on Thursday, October 27, 2011 from 11:30 am to 12:00 pm eastern daylight time. This seminar will feature live demonstrations of software enhancements as well as a step-by-step workflow to maximize programming efficiency. The webinar signup page contains the complete details and system requirements:https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/471543393

Shaun Wissner, a Software Marketing Specialist for Hexagon Metrology, and an experienced PC-DMIS trainer, will present the session using live screen capture so viewers can follow along. During the 30 minute webinar, Shaun will show users how to create inspection routines using embedded GD&T, how to utilize new AutoFeature Scanning Strategies, new automatic file recovery, and much more.

A live question and answer session will follow the presentation. Archived versions of the webinar including a new interactive transcript feature are posted within two weeks of the live event at www.PC-DMIS.com.
About Hexagon Metrology

Hexagon Metrology serves the high precision measurement and inspection needs of worldwide manufacturers with its extensive line of metrology hardware, software, accessories, and customer services. The company's name-brand portfolio of quality assurance products include Brown & Sharpe, Cognitens, Leica Geosystems, ROMER, Sheffield, PC-DMIS, DEA, Leitz, and TESA. Hexagon Metrology has an unrivaled installed base of more than 1.5 million handheld, stationary and portable measurement devices, and over 35,000 seats of PC-DMIS metrology software. More information is at www.HexagonMetrology.us.

The company is a business unit of Hexagon AB (Stockolm, Sweden), a publicly-traded company (Nasdaq OMX Stockholm: HEXA B). The Hexagon group consists of nearly 11,000 employees located in 42 countries.